jemandem in die Suppe spucken

German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "to spit in someone's soup".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˌjeːmandm̩ ɪn diː ˈzʊpə ˈʃpʊkn̩]
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Verb edit

jemandem in die Suppe spucken (weak, third-person singular present spuckt jemandem in die Suppe, past tense spuckte jemandem in die Suppe, past participle jemandem in die Suppe gespuckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to rain on someone's parade

Conjugation edit